Oct 14, 2017
A slow-moving cold front interacting with an unseasonably warm and humid airmass triggered several rounds of thunderstorms across west-central Illinois during the afternoon and evening of October 14th. The strongest and most persistent storms impacted Knox County, producing scattered wind damage and dropping locally heavy rainfall of 2 to 3 inches. Numerous streets in the city of Galesburg were flooded, with some cars stalling in the high water. The storms weakened as they shifted eastward, w
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 724194). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in Knox County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.